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Bill Cosby was released from prison on Wednesday after his conviction on sexual assault charges was overturned by Pennsylvania’s highest court. The 83-year-old was sentenced in September 2018 to three to 10 years in prison on three counts of aggravated assault for drugging and sexually assaulting
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Gun sales, homicides surge | BlackPressUSA
THE SACRAMENTO OBSERVER - Nearly 75% of the 2,202 reported homicides last year involved the use of a gun. Meanwhile, domestic violence-related calls for assistance involving guns shot up 42% and violent crime increased 0.8%. And despite a new law intended to limit police use of force, the number of
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‘Bye Felicia’ – Why Phylicia Rashad is receiving backlash after Cosby's release
There has been divided opinion on social media in response to the Pennsylvania Supreme Court’s Wednesday decision to overturn Bill Cosby’s sexual assault conviction. The disgraced comedian and actor was sentenced in September 2018 to three to 10 years in prison on three counts of aggravated assault
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Jada Pinkett Smith Talks Racism and Black Men Being 'Demonized' with Tamika Mallory and Angela Davis on ‘Red Table Talk'
Davis gained nationwide notoriety following a courtroom shootout in 1970 when the 17-year-old brother of prison activist and Black Panthers member George Jackson used guns registered in her name to try to break his brother and other prisoners free during
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Bill Cosby Walks Free After Pennsylvania Supreme Court Vacates Sexual Assault Conviction
Cosby's release comes after serving over two years of a three to 10-year sentence at the State Correctional Institution at Phoenix near Philadelphia.
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Bill Cosby Lashes Out At Howard University For Denouncing Phylicia Rashad’s Tweet | Celebrities news -The Black Chronicle
Bill Cosby supported his former co-star Phylicia Rashad after Howard University, where she’s a dean of fine arts, disavowed her tweet celebrating his release from prison for sexual
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House bill would end controversial qualified immunity for police officers
have joined forces to introduce a bill in the House of Representatives that would eliminate the controversial doctrine of qualified immunity for police
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Navaeh Richardson Receives the Dr. Andrew Arthur Allen Sr. Memorial Scholarship - Houston Forward Times
The scholarship is made possible by Emancipation Park Conservancy and award-winning actress, Phylicia Rashad The… The post Navaeh Richardson Receives the Dr. Andrew Arthur Allen Sr. Memorial Scholarship appeared first on Houston Forward Times.
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Phylicia Rashad Offers Hollow Apology For Supporting Bill Cosby
The former "Cosby Show" star did not back down from her original comments celebrating the disgraced comedian's release from prison.
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Bill Cosby Accusers Speak Out In Joint TV Interview
They say they were “stunned” by his prison release.
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This is pop cultures moment of reckoning on matters of race | The Atlanta Voice
From Motown and The Cosby Show to hip-hop and Black Panther, America has long consumed Black culture even as our countrys systemic racism sent a very different message. But never quite like this. In the weeks since the recent Black Lives Matter protests, Black-themed cultural media have been
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Pennsylvania Supreme Court agrees to hear Cosby appeal
The state’s highest court routinely denies hearing cases, particularly sexual assault cases, but the panel has now agreed to hear
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Ludacris Responds to Backlash Over R. Kelly Lyric
The internet may have declared Chris “Ludacris” Bridges the winner of his Verzuz battle against Cornell “Nelly” Haynes on the strength of his catalog alone, but some questionable lyrics on a new song he debuted during the faceoff has some fans on the fence, which he addressed during a recent
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How Trump’s Impeachment Attorney Got Bill Cosby Freed From Prison
As wild as it may sound, Bill Cosby may actually have the Trump Administration to thank for his sexual assault conviction being overturned and the resulting release from prison.
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Bill Cosby To Be Released From Prison, Conviction Vacated
Bill Cosby, 83, is getting out of prison. The disgraced comedian's conviction for sexually assaulting Andrea Constand, a former Temple University employee, has been vacated.
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Pa. Supreme Court Chief Judge Rips Cosby Prosecutor: ‘He Broke the Rules’
While many on social media and elsewhere express outrage over the Pennsylvania Supreme Court vacating Bill Cosby's 2018 sexual assault conviction because of a "technicality," the chief justice laid the blame at the feet of the prosecutors, excoriating their actions as
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FREE! Bill Cosby released from prison due to technicality – African American News and Issues
Bill Cosby’s 2018 sexual assault conviction was vacated on Wednesday due to a technicality. Cosby was freed and this unexpected turn in the case led to outrage from sexual assault survivors and their supporters.
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EXCLUSIVE: Bill Cosby Urges Black Press to ‘Push Forward’ - Houston Forward Times
The Pennsylvania Supreme Court’s ruling to vacate Bill Cosby’s conviction is not only about vindication… The post EXCLUSIVE: Bill Cosby Urges Black Press to ‘Push Forward’ appeared first on Houston Forward Times.
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Fat Albert’s signature line was “Hey, hey, hey, it’s Fat Albert!”… Pop singers Aaron Carter and Omarion had small roles in the feature film… Not only did Fat Albert and The Cosby Kids represent the first U.S. cartoon featuring African-Americans as central characters, it was among the
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Bill Cosby
Born William Henry “Bill Cosby” Jr. on July 12, 1937 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, he describes himself mostly as a “class clown” during his school years. He was class president as well as captain of the basketball team at school. He acted in a number of school plays and in
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Bill Cosby's potential stand-up tour rejected by NYC's Comedy Cellar
At least one venue has said that it will not support an upcoming comedy tour from recently-freed Bill Cosby. The... View Article The post Bill Cosby's potential stand-up tour rejected by NYC's Comedy Cellar appeared first on TheGrio.
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Harlem YMCA honors Lester Strong, VP & CEO of AARP Experience Corps at 44th Annual Black Achievers in Industry Awards Ceremony
AARP announced that Lester Strong, vice president and CEO of AARP Experience Corps was honored for his commitment to community service at the Harlem YMCA 44th Annual National Salute to Black Achievers in Industry (bai) Awards
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